Jacob Bigelow | |
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| Born | February 27, 1787 |
| Died | January 10, 1879 (aged 91) |
| Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
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| Known for | Architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Notable work | Florula Bostoniensis American Medical Botany |
| Children | Henry Jacob Bigelow |
| 8th President of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences | |
| In office 1846–1863 | |
| Preceded by | John Pickering |
| Succeeded by | Asa Gray |
Zingiber officinale Plate 98 from Illustrations of Medical Botany
Jacob Bigelow (February 27, 1787[1] – January 10, 1879) was an American physician, botanist and botanical illustrator. He was architect of Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts (in which he is interred), husband to Mary Scollay, and the father of physician Henry Jacob Bigelow. The standard author abbreviation Bigelow is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]
- ^ "Bigelow, Jacob, 1786-1879. Botanical illustrations by Jacob Bigelow, 1813-1819: A Guide". Harvard University Library. Archives, Gray Herbarium Library, Harvard University Herbaria.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Bigelow.